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The [[word]] nanosecond is formed by the prefix nano and the [[unit]] second. Its [[symbol]] is ns. | The [[word]] nanosecond is formed by the prefix nano and the [[unit]] second. Its [[symbol]] is ns. | ||
| − | A nanosecond is equal to 1000 [ | + | A nanosecond is equal to 1000 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picosecond picoseconds] or 1/1000 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsecond microsecond]. Because the next SI unit is 1000 times larger, times of 10-8 and 10-7 seconds are typically expressed as tens or hundreds of nanoseconds. |
| − | Times of this [[magnitude]] are commonly encountered in [ | + | Times of this [[magnitude]] are commonly encountered in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications telecommunications], pulsed lasers and some areas of electronics.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanosecond] |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:21, 13 December 2020
A nanosecond (ns) is one billionth of a second (10-9 s).
The word nanosecond is formed by the prefix nano and the unit second. Its symbol is ns.
A nanosecond is equal to 1000 picoseconds or 1/1000 microsecond. Because the next SI unit is 1000 times larger, times of 10-8 and 10-7 seconds are typically expressed as tens or hundreds of nanoseconds.
Times of this magnitude are commonly encountered in telecommunications, pulsed lasers and some areas of electronics.[1]
